Last year I contributed to Masato Beanies #Scarfathon. The appeal collected 500 hand-made scarfs for the homeless. The project continues this year and has a new addition #MittenMission.
Mittens are a great way to use up your stash (at least that’s my hope) and these are a nice portable project now my Solar System CAL is getting to big to carry around.
The Masato team and Granny’s Fireside have provided a couple of knitted mitten patterns here but I’m reproducing the simpliest one below with a little more detail for my own convenience/reference.
I’ve dropped to 7 mm needles making the knit it a little snugger and still working with 2 strands DK.
- Cast on 26 stitches
- Work rib; knit 1, purl 1 for 10 cm (4 inches) – 18 rows
- Work stocking stitch; 1 row knit, 1 row purl for another 5 cm (2 inches) – 9 rows
- Work rib for another 5 cm (2 inches) – 9 rows
- Cast off
Dimensions of mitten – 15 cm (6 inches) wide by 21 cm (8 inches) long
Sew sides together along ribbed work, leaving stocking stitch section for thumb hole.
Next up to make a crocheted version
To get a stretchy rib I’ll be working in the back loop only and as I want it to go vertical and not horizontal I’ll need to work a foundation chain equal to the length of the mitten (21 cm) and then crochet enough rows to complete the width/diameter (15 cm).
- Foundation chain – 21
- Skip first chain, double crochet to end (20 stitches)
- For next 18 rows: Chain 1, double crochet in back loop only to end (20 stitches)
You can then either cast off and sew the mitten together OR
Double crochet into foundation chain for 10 stitches,- then slip stitch next 5,
- finish by double crocheting last 5 stitches.
- Finish off, weave in ends.
